Zip lookup · IA

50579
Rockwell City, Iowa.

Rockwell City, Calhoun County, IA · population 3,034

What it costs per month · 50579 $803/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$460 (+134%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $20,175 +15%
$132,833$153,008 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $36,390 +31%
$116,618$153,008 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 50579 $803 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 50579$803
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 50579 rose 15.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Rockwell City, IA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $153,008 as of Sep 2026
+15.2%year on year

Typical home value — 50579

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 50579 $153,008 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 50579$153,008
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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9.9 51453 Lohrville 500 — $121,095
10.2 51449 Lake City 1,950 — $150,470
10.8 50563 Manson 2,505 — $194,855
11.1 50561 Lytton 585 — $144,995
11.9 50575 Pomeroy 696 — $97,557
12.9 50538 Farnhamville 661 — $122,168
14.5 51433 Auburn 567 — $179,339
15.2 50518 Barnum 365 — $200,876
15.9 50566 Moorland 325 — $191,984
16.9 50571 Palmer 273 — $134,084
17.0 50050 Churdan 712 — $182,750
17.5 50523 Callender 682 — $162,624
17.7 50540 Fonda 998 — $109,932
18.1 50583 Sac City 2,288 — $148,738
18.7 50543 Gowrie 1,420 — $166,947

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.